Route · FRA → JFK
Flights from Frankfurt to New York
Frankfurt to New York JFK is one of the busiest transatlantic corridors in the world, covering roughly 6,200 kilometres with a typical westbound block time of around seven and a half hours, stretching to eight or more against prevailing headwinds on the return. Lufthansa dominates the route and operates it multiple times daily, typically on the Boeing 747-8 or Airbus A340 and A380, while United, Delta, and Air France-KLM all maintain meaningful frequency; Singapore Airlines also tags the sector as part of longer-haul itineraries. A practical note worth knowing: most transatlantic departures from Frankfurt use Terminal 1, though Lufthansa's home hub and its Star Alliance partners check in at the A and Z concourses, so allow extra time for the internal transit. Fare-wise, January and February tend to offer the lowest economy pricing, while business-class award availability in Lufthansa's Business cabin typically opens up further out on less peak-season travel dates.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Frankfurt (FRA) → New York (JFK). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
7 carriersThe 7 carriers we currently track on the Frankfurt–New York route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Frankfurt to New York
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Frankfurt to New York — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at FRA and… JFK, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.